In a rain-hit, high-pressure clash on Tuesday, Gujarat Titans pulled off a stunning last-ball win against Mumbai Indians, chasing 15 runs in the final over of a DLS-revised 19-over innings. While many questioned why captain Hardik Pandya didn\u2019t bowl the decisive last over, Jayawardene backed the pre-planned call to go with Chahar.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cDeepak did that job for us when Booms [Jasprit Bumrah] was not there [early in the season],\u201d Jayawardene said after MI\u2019s six-match winning streak was snapped. \u201cHe was good, our main bowler. It\u2019s easier to ask now why Hardik didn\u2019t bowl. But had Hardik gone for three sixes, the same question would\u2019ve been asked about Deepak. I don\u2019t like to go there.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The Titans took 11 off the first three balls, including a no-ball and a six. With that, the match swung Gujarat\u2019s way, and with Chahar getting Gerald Coetzee out taking the game down to the wire before missing a runout chase as Arshad Khan scampered for a single, Mumbai had let the match slip after being in control for most of the second innings.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Jayawardene stressed that the decision wasn't the problem, \u201cit was the execution.\u201d He pointed out how the match turned despite MI\u2019s bowlers setting things up perfectly. Jasprit Bumrah, in particular, was exceptional, delivering a 15th over that cost just six runs and picked up a wicket, followed by a 17th that gave away just seven and accounted for Shahrukh Khan.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The strategy saw both Bumrah and Trent Boult finish their spells early in the hunt for wickets, leaving Chahar and Hardik with the task of closing out. Spinners Will Jacks and Karn Sharma, who together bowled just three overs, were not considered for the final over, likely due to the conditions and match-up risks.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Meanwhile, young Ashwani stepped in admirably as a concussion substitute for Corbin Bosch, picking up two wickets and applying brakes during Gujarat\u2019s middle-order charge. His performance was one of the few positives on a night that otherwise ended in disappointment for MI.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The strategy saw both Bumrah and Trent Boult finish their spells early in the hunt for wickets, leaving Chahar and Hardik with the task of closing out. Spinners Will Jacks and Karn Sharma, who together bowled just three overs, were not considered for the final over, likely due to the conditions and match-up risks.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
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